(View it larger here)
This is my illustration for the invitation to the wedding of the lovely Nicky Strickland and the slightly more elusive Damon Cavalchini. The commission was quite simple: lighthouse, mermaid, two Daleks and a Firefly reference. I drew it in pen and ink and coloured it on the (old!) computer – the colours are quite flat since it was to be printed on textured paper.
Here are the original thumbnail sketches (with bonus thumbnail!) if such things amuse you:
December 13, 2011 at 10:26 pm
The Daleks are quite hard to find!
December 13, 2011 at 10:43 pm
Subtleties for the uninitiated :)
December 13, 2011 at 11:27 pm
The firefly reference is simply perfect. Just. So.
December 14, 2011 at 9:40 pm
Thanks :)
December 14, 2011 at 12:24 am
As usual… lovely :)
Should have asked you to help with our invitations!
December 14, 2011 at 9:40 pm
Golden anniversary.
December 14, 2011 at 9:33 am
I feel really stupid. I can’t get the Firefly reference. :( However, the invitation is simply gorgeous. What a glorious mermaid!!!
December 14, 2011 at 11:08 am
Lynne, the dalek by the lighthouse (you may need the larger version to see) is wearing a yellow beanie – in the tradition of the beanie Jayne from Firefly wears. I like to say – A Dalek Named Jayne…or the Dalek of Canton :)
December 15, 2011 at 8:55 am
Now that I’ve seen it, I would love a shirt with a Jayne-ish Dalek, who would refer to its raygun as Vera, of course!
December 14, 2011 at 9:41 pm
Thank you :) And yes, as Nicky says – the Jayne beanie.
December 15, 2011 at 8:56 am
You are a very clever artist. (Talented went without saying.)
December 14, 2011 at 11:07 am
Thank you Kathleen! We are both so happy with our invitation. As I’ve said before and sure to say again, anything that popped in your head would’ve been fine by me :) This illustration has captured our personalities and also the feel the wedding shall have. So very gorgeous.
December 14, 2011 at 9:41 pm
I am so glad you both liked it, and thank you for asking me to do it!
December 14, 2011 at 11:43 pm
‘Tis definitely the most distinctive wedding invitation I have ever seen – and a lovely one at that. Now if you could only get David Tennant to perform the ceremony…
December 18, 2011 at 6:09 pm
Smith!
Much cooler.
December 21, 2011 at 5:12 am
Matt Smith WOULD do a good job – I really liked Tennant, but I have to say there has been absolutely no let-down whatsoever with Matt Smith. He has filled that role as well as anyone ever has – maybe even better.
May 10, 2012 at 12:02 pm
downloads youtube…
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